Tested: Sunline V1 Seatpost £79.99

Tested: Sunline V1 Seatpost Price: £79.99 Weight: 281g Sizes: 27.2, 30.9 and 31.6mm Length: 400mm Colours: Grey or black Contact: MMA Sports, 01792 467467, www.mmasports.com or www.sunlineracing.com…

Surrey Hills trail revamp

Barry Knows Best, one of the most popular trails in the Surrey Hills, has been revamped with additional switchbacks and berms and re–surfacing to prevent the erosion that was destroying…

Cedric Gracia MTB school

Cedric Gracia’s running his own mountain bike school, at Vallnord Bike Park in Andorra on November 28.

Skills: How to Drop into corners

Riding technique: Pro coach and Dirt School founder Chris Ball shows you how to keep your cool over drops and into tight corners.…

Kona Mashup still open for entries

It's a month before the 2nd Kona Mash-Up 2009 opens its doors at the Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike Centre in Afan Forest near Port Talbot and there are still places available.…

Tweed Valley pump track

Cardrona village, nestling between Glentress and Innerleithen, is on the verge of securing a pump track, but the project needs your support.

Six Six One Filter review

Model: Six Six One Filter Price: £69.99 Sizes: 4-13 Vented mid cut upper Removable overstrap, tapered internal midsole, gum-rubber sole Contact: www.mmasports.com…

Interview: Life Cycles’ Derek Frankowski

The Canadian photographer-turned-cinematographer Derek Frankowski talks about why his new film Life Cycles with Ryan Gibb, three years in the planning, is going to be like no other mtb film…

orange st4

With 40mm less travel than the Five but created from very similar DNA, we find out if the Orange ST4 makes up in speed what it lacks in travel.

No Fuss finale

The 2009 No Fuss Events event programme finished in style last weekend (Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October) with the ultimate 24-hour mountain bike endurance marathon, Relentless 24, based at…

Afan to lose Drop off Café

The Drop Off Café at Afan will cease trading from the Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike centre from December 24, after the centre’s owners, the Glyncorrwg Ponds Co-Operative, failed to renew the…

Marin Mount Vision 5.9 review

Price:£3,449 Model: Marin Mount Vision 5.9 Frame: 6066 aluminium hydroformed monocoque Shock: Fox Float RP23 BV Fork: Fox 32 F120 RLC Fit Wheels: Fulcrum Red Metal 3 Tyres: Maxxis High…

MBR Stocking filler

As if you didn’t need reminding, Christmas is fast approaching. But for once there’s no need to stick your head in the sand: we’ve got the perfect gift idea to…

TOG 24 Bamboo Charcoal jersey review

£24.95 Sizes: women’s 8-16; men’s S–XL Colours: women’s: black, pink; men’s: black, sapphire blue Contact: www.tog24.com

Skills: Clear hip jumps

Master of two-wheeled technique Chris Ball shows you the skills you’ll need to jump and turn at the same time.…